The pope’s comments provided the latest indication of a potential rekindling of frictions between the Vatican and the next Trump White House.

"If it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches who have nothing to pay the unpaid bill," Francis said.

Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington.

As bishop of San Diego, a diocese along the U.S.-Mexico border, McElroy frequently defended immigrants and criticized Trump's immigration policies, calling them acts of injustice. McElroy, 70, has been a staunch ally of Pope Francis, championing the pope's agenda on issues such as migration, the environment and LGBTQ+ inclusion, CNN reported.

Pope Francis had quite a busy weekend. In a rare TV interview, he slammed President-elect Donald Trump's call for the mass deportation of immigrants in the U.S. as a “disgrace.” He also made his first appearance on TikTok,

Pope Francis has made his thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump’s immigrant deportation plans abundantly clear, dubbing them a “disgrace” in an interview Sunday. Whilst appearing on Italian television show Che Tempo Che Fa,

Pope Francis criticized Donald Trump's proposed mass deportations, calling them a 'disgrace' and urging America to remain a land of opportunity. In a talk show appearance and an official telegram, he expressed hope for a just society free of hate and exclusion,

Pope Francis says Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace.”

Pope Francis called President-elect Donald Trump's plans for the deportation of illegal immigrants a "disgrace."

Pope Francis has criticised US President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation of immigrants, describing the plan as a “disgrace.” Speaking in an interview on the Italian talk show Che Tempo Che Fa on Sunday,

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.